- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching S_R_Y
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used4 past answers
Position 2U 30%T 20%A 10%C 10%
Position 4A 30%R 20%F 10%G 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Two-turn example: ABBOT
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray SURLY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray SORRY — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray SPRAY — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow STRAY — play this answer next
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SORRY (March 29, 2025); SPRAY (October 1, 2021); STRAY (December 19, 2024); SURLY (March 14, 2023).
ABBOT does not fit this page's clues. SPRAY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits S_R_Y?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, C, E, O, P, T, U
- 4th letter A, F, G, K, L, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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SORRY
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
“I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2025.
SPRAY
A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
“The sailor could feel the spray from the waves.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 1, 2021.
STRAY
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 19, 2024.
SURLY
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 14, 2023.
SARKY
Synonym of sarcastic.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SCRAY
A tern; the sea swallow.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SERRY
To crowd, press together, or close (rank)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STROY
To destroy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SURFY
of a shore, having lots of breaking waves
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SURGY
Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance; swelling.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_R_Y?
- 10 five-letter words match S_R_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.